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1st Oct 2004 Event at Gyuto Vajrayana CenterDear Friends,Here is the October program and a look at special events coming up. Mark your calendar for a pilgrimage! GYUTO CENTER PROGRAMS: October 2004 & special events in November and December Venerable Dhakpa Tulku Rinpoche The October and November programs are Rinpoche’s last sequence of teachings for 2004 PROGRAM OUTLINE Teachings and Initiations by Venerable Dhakpa Tulku Rinpoche The Seven Point Mind Training and Tong Len (Taking and Giving) His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been quoted as saying that there are two principal methods of generating Bodhicitta, The Seven Point Mind Training and Tong Len, the method of Taking and Giving. Dhakpa Rinpoche will give a teaching that combines these two profound methods. Everyone is welcome. Commentary on the Mandala Offering: The mandala is both the purified circle of an enlightened being and a symbol of our universe. The student visualizes that our universe represents all its riches and all of our virtues and positive karma. We then offer this to Buddhas and the enlightened beings and ask for their blessings. Vajrasattva Commentary and Retreat: We will be holding a Vajrasattva commentary followed a three day retreat. Retreat space is limited. Registration is essential. All the teachings are free but we request a $60 per person donation to cover the cost of hosting the retreat. More details will be on our website and in our email announcements. Vajrasattva is the main deity in Tibetan Buddhism for the practice of purification. All four schools of Tibetan Buddhism include in their preliminary practices the recitation of the One Hundred Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva often for at least one hundred thousand times. The recitation of this profound mantra is said to purify all negative habitual patterns of behavior and remove obstructions from our spiritual practice and the attainment of realizations. The Vajrasattva mantra recitation is also used to purify broken vows particularly for those following the tantric path. PROGRAM SCHEDULE October
From now on we are going to have Chinese translation simultaneously and members need to bring FM radio if you needed. Everyone is welcome to attend the events at the Gyuto Center. Gyuto Pilgrimage Pilgrimage to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas November 20th The Gyuto Center is sponsoring a Pilgrimage to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Ukiah on November 20th. Everyone is invited to join the pilgrimage with our resident teacher Venerable Dhakpa Tulku Rinpoche and the venerable Sanghas. We will be picking up people by bus from different locations such as San Jose, Milpitas and Berkeley and possibly San Francisco as well. Full details will be in our Newsletter and on the website. The fee for the bus trip is $35.00 per person. Senior members over 65 and children under 10 will be $15.00. A light lunch and bottled water will be provided. Registration will be essential. Until we receive your payment your seat will not be confirmed. If you would like to join the pilgrimage please call Ven. Donyo (408) 926 9430 or send an email to: info@gyutocenter.org and confirm our seats. For more information of the City of Ten Thousand Buddha see: http://www.drba.org/ Yamantaka 17 day Retreat Friday December 3rd, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Sunday December 4th to Sunday December 19th 8:00 am – 7:00pm The Venerable monks of the Gyuto Center in San Jose will be holding the Solitary Yamantaka retreat followed by a fire ritual offering. This is the first time the Gyuto monks are leading the Yamantaka retreat in San Jose. It is an excellent opportunity for students to join the retreat with the Venerable monks. We will have the complete Yamantaka retreat texts in English and Chinese. During the retreat in every morning session there will be the recitation of the Yamantaka Sadhana followed by the Yamantaka mantra recitation in silent meditation. There are no fees for the retreat but a $250 per person donation is requested in order to cover the cost of the food and the Fire Puja ingredients. Lunch and breakfast will be served every day during the 17 day retreat. All the retreatrants will leave the Center after the session each day and return to the Center in the morning. Thank you Ven. Thupten Donyo ********************************************************* May all sentient beings have happiness and its causes. May all sentient beings be free from suffering and its causes. May all sentient beings never be separated from sorrowless bliss. May all sentient beings abide in equanimity free of bias, attachment and anger. Gyuto Vajrayana Center 1439 Old Piedmont Rd. San Jose, CA 95132 Tel: (408) 926 9430 Fax: (408) 272 1275 Email: gyutovc@aol.com Website: http://www.gyutocenter.org For all past events, please Click Here to read them. ********************************************************* Note: All the above events are published are for information basis. It is not in any way related or affiliated with our website. If you are interested in attending or finding out more, please contact the above website or email to the above email address. |
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